UPDATE: Cook County prosecutors dismissed 21 of the roughly 100 cases against ICE protesters Wednesday. About 80 cases are still being prosecuted, mostly as misdemeanors.
Last week, @minabloom.bsky.social reported on the cases still open: blockclubchi.co/3ZXJS6K
A Block Club investigation found dozens of protesters arrested by state police are still facing criminal charges for minor infractions, such as sitting on a concrete barrier — even after Gov. JB…
My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social is a look at a new police program aimed at helping domestic violence survivors.
Advocates argue the program is a gross misallocation of taxpayer dollars. And we found little evidence it has been effective.
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The police department’s victim services office has produced few documented results despite a surge in domestic violence cases. Survivors and advocates are furious the money wasn’t used on much-needed ...
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Neither the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office nor Franklin Park police chose to launch probes into the death of Silverio Villegas González. That’s in stark contrast to Minneapolis, where local off...
The school has received praise from the Trump admin, and the founder "has donated more than $2 million since 2023 to Republican candidates and political action committees that support it," @themelodymercado.bsky.social reports
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Broadview protesters still facing charges are urging prosecutors to drop their cases.
“The state is wasting its own scarce resources ... and I am wasting hours of an attorney who could be working to support people who are detained."
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Story: blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/13/c...
Block Club reached out to all 56 community service providers on the program’s list and interviewed leaders of more than 40 of them.
Only four organizations said they received any referrals. Most had no contact with CPD victim specialists.
Some groups didn’t even know the police program existed.
The police department’s victim services office has produced few documented results despite a surge in domestic violence cases. Survivors and advocates are furious the money wasn’t used on much-needed ...
Alpha School, a pricey private school with campuses nationwide, uses artificial intelligence to instruct students. AI schools have been praised by the Trump administration, but researchers say there's...
Over the past month, prosecutors have dropped charges against the majority of protesters arrested by local police outside the federal facility in Broadview. But 20 cases are still pending — and those ...
Martina Mosby was the first of at least 63 people killed in domestic homicides in 2025. Experts say the increase is in part due to federal funding cuts to victim services programs.
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One of the program's goals is to steer survivors to community services, but only 4 organizations said they received any referrals.
Almost all of the others said they had no experience working with CPD's victim specialists last year.
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The Police Department’s victim services office has produced few documented results despite a surge in domestic violence cases. Survivors and advocates are furious the money wasn’t used on much-needed ...
The Police Department’s victim services office has produced few documented results despite a surge in domestic violence cases. Survivors and advocates are furious the money wasn’t used on much-needed ...
